Deadsy - Commencement: Sire Records Version

Deadsy is primarily known as Elijah Blue Allman's band, who is best known as the son of Cher and Gregg Allman. Sadly, apart from appearing in Cher's video for "If I Could Turn Back Time" which had to be terribly embarassing (that's the one where Cher is wearing that strange thong jumpsuit thing dancing for soldiers. think about it, your mom is dancing rather scantily clad for a bunch of men and she's pulling a spread eagle? yeah, it's gotta be bad.), his birthright is what he will be best known for, although if there is justice in the world he should be known for his band.

Deadsy was initially signed to Sire Records which was distributed by Warner Brothers. They actually recorded two albums for the label, the first self-titled and the second named "Commencement", but neither saw release. Both are circulating, but actual promotional copies of "Commencement" were produced and distributed to promote it's then impending release. Sire, unfortunately, lost their distribution deal with Warners which led to Deadsy gaining release from their contract. Because of close affiliations with Orgy and Korn the band was able to secure a deal with Korn's Elementree Records and distribution with Dreamworks and in 2002, a revised version of "Commencement" with several new tracks was released.

Despite push from a rather popular band, Deadsy didn't achieve much success. They continued to tour and self-released another album in 2006, but they have all but officially called it quits since. Elijah Blue has started a new project as Elijah Blue and The Trapezoids while Carlton Bost, the Z-Tar player, has joined The Dreaming. You can still visit the band's site but there hasn't been an update since January of 2008.

This version of "Commencement" is comprised of different takes from the Elementree version but it isn't too terribly different. The biggest differences are the inclusion of the instrumental "Fox On The Run" and the unlisted "Itty Bitty Titty Girl". If you're a Deadsy fan this is definitely worth checking out!


Deady - Commencement: Sire Records Version

01 Commencement
02 Lake Waramaug
03 She Likes Big Words
04 The Elements
05 Flowing Glower
06 Future Years
07 From Beyond
08 Fox On The Run
09 The Mansion World
10 Cruella
11 Seagulls (The Macroposopus)
12 Le Cirque En Rose (Obsolescence)
13 Itty Bitty Titty Girl